Dick Gephardt Quotes

I'm a big fan of Rand Paul; he and I are good friends. I don't agree with him on foreign policy.

Generally speaking, Rand Paul is been more wrong than right. He has an isolationist view of the world that I don't share.

Many Americans have no idea of what has been the foreign policy of their country. If you don't know about something, you can't understand what is going on.

The truth is that just as the 'West' is not a homogenous entity with one view on foreign and domestic policy, nor are Muslims.

Israeli interests are not necessarily in harmony with the American interests.

I spend every day up at the United Nations where I have to interact with 192 other countries. I know how well the United States is viewed.

During the election campaign of 2000, it was generally thought that then-governor Bush didn't know much about foreign policy or national security affairs, and that Colin Powell would lead on that front, while the president's main concern would be domestic.

Every president I worked for, at some point in his presidency, would get so pissed off at the Israelis that he couldn’t speak.

I don't think there is any equivalency between the way the Russians conduct themselves and the way the United States does.

What's interesting about the foreign policy establishment critique is, you know, I think the Blob and I have more in common in some ways than people might think, but also, what I was saying can be misread.

President Trump is the first western leader in 50 years to stand up to China.

[Donald] Trump would want to cosy up to him for sure, and he'd be right to do that. Which would be good for the world.

Donald Trump can say hey, did she [Hillary Clinton] short-circuit when she reset the relationship with Vladimir Putin and now Russia is, according to "The New York Times" article today, Russia is in control in Syria?

No modern nation has ever constructed a foreign policy that was acceptable to its intellectuals

Donald Trump is an American presidential nominee who was describing Russia in terms that they haven't heard almost ever. And so there is a belief that Donald Trump would be a collaborative, willing and I think perhaps quite able partner.

I believe that we do not share as many values with Russia yet as we do with the United States. On the other hand, we have a strong interest in Russia developing in a reasonable direction.

Imagine if we didn't have a President traveling the world bad mouthing America....that's the UN's job.

Things are different in the international relations between states. In this respect, I am neither a friend, nor bride or groom [of the West].

I think you know what's new about this the Democrat Party not liking the Russians. That's a first. The Democrat Party not liking the idea the Soviet Union back together.

I think, clearly, we got to work closely with China to resolve the serious problems we have, and I worry about Putin and his military adventurism in the Crimea and the Ukraine.

The threat of nuclear warfare is very, very low. Trump is no fool, and he sees the world as a globalized world.

The Americans are trying to expand their influence in the world, particularly in Europe. They are defending their own interests, not ours.

David [Cameron] has been an outstanding friend and partner on the global stage and, based on our conversation, I'm confident that the UK is committed to an orderly transition out of the EU.

Trying to turn the Congress the President on the Iran deal, - it's one thing to do that - it's a giant moment in Israeli politics to decide to do that.

I wouldn't have said that Anthony Eden was equipped by nature to deal with the situation in the world today. I would have said that he was portentous, sincere, honest and rather stupid.